Edmonton Oilers' top blueliner, Ryan Whitney, could be lost indefinitely, on the heels of an innocuous injury to his right ankle during Tuesday night's 4-2 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Whitney, Edmonton's leader behind the blueline, on the powerplay and up front having contributed 27 points (2-25) so far this season, hurt his ankle after colliding with former Oiler Jocken Hecht.
Whitney u...

Countless mornings staring at the clock, convinced the obnoxious 5:30 a.m. ringing in their ears was merely remnants of a flat karaoke pub singer they endured only hours previous, collectively they throw their legs over the side of the bed, and their son’s hockey equipment in the back of the family ride, for yet another trek through the darkness to the local barn.
In Canada, the 6 a.m. “Dou...

For the 1st time in this series the Carolina Hurricanes controlled the hockey game for the full 60 minutes, in front of a sold out RBC center to blow away the New Jersey Devils in the all important game 6 to force a game 7 in Newark on Tuesday Night.
The Devils did not have the sense of urgency the Carolina Hurricanes had and were badly outplayed and at one point were severely outshot 15-4, th...